Richard Michelson

15 Days of Giveaways: Richard Michelson

This interview originally ran in August of 2010. Since then Richard Michelson has published Lipman Pike: America’s First Home Run King in 2011 and Twice as Good: The Story of William Powell and Clearview, the only golf course designed, built, and owned by an African-American. To win a copy of Busing Brewster leave a comment on this post. Congratulations, Michelle! You’ve won the copy of BUSING BREWSTER! Please email me with your mailing address and I’ll send the book out to you. This week author Richard Michelson is giving us a tour of his writing space. Richard Michelson is a both a poet and a children’s book author.… Read the rest

A Peek at the Creative Space of Richard Michelson

This week author Richard Michelson is giving us a tour of his writing space. Richard Michelson is a both a poet and a children’s book author. Some of his children’s books include As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King and Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Amazing March Toward Freedom, illustrated by Raul Colón; Tuttle’s Red Barn, illustrated by Mary Azarian; and Across the Alley, illustrated by E. B. Lewis. As Good as Anybody won the Sydney Taylor Award, and in the same year his book A is for Abraham was awarded the Silver Medal. This was the first time in the award’s 41-year history that both top honors went to the same author.… Read the rest